Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 1, 2020
Submitted
May 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1163
Aircraft time
63,918 hours, 27,219 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT CRZ ALT COCKPIT DOORHANDLE WILL NOT TURN TOOPEN DOOR-FEELS JA MMED CREW REPORTS UNABLE TO OPEN COCKPIT DOOR A CRUISE. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES DID NOT WANT TO BREAK ANYTHING. ON DECENT AT A LOWER CABIN PSI DOOR WOULD OPEN NORMALLY. INSPECTED THE COCKPIT DOOR HANDLE AND RELEASE MECHANISMS. COULD NOT DUPICATE. LEANED AND PULLED ON CONTROL CABIN DOOR WHILE ACTUATING THE KNOB ASSY. NO DECTECTS NOTED AND DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY.

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